U.S. History
Unit 2 Project: Forming a New Nation (Chapters 5-7)
Unit Theme = Nationalism
Time Period = 1745-1790

Unit 2 Project Workspace
Period 8
Directions: This document serves many purposes.

1. Place your name in one of the available spots. We will use this list in class to determine the order of presentations.2. Record your preliminary project topic.3. Replace your preliminary topic with a narrowed research question/issue. Let others know precisely what you are researching4. Replace your research question/issue with a learning objective for your presentation. What specifically do you want your audience to be able to do after hearing your presentation?
5. List the type of visual aid that you will be using during your presentation.
6. I also need to know the title of your project and the type of higher level thinking you have chosen.


Grading:

  • Titles will receive a score of either 10 (Advanced), 7 (Developing), 5 (Basic), or 0 (Not submitted)
  • Make sure your title:
    • includes a title and subtitle separated by a colon
    • has proper capitalization and spelling
    • is both creative and describes the content
  • Objectives will receive a score of either 10 (Advanced), 7 (Developing), 5 (Basic), or 0 (Not submitted)
  • Make sure your objective:
    • completes the sentence: "The student will be able to..."
    • is clear ( We know people, place, documents, and ideas to be discussed)
    • is measureable (It describes how students will demonstrate an understanding
    • has proper capitalization and spelling


Student Name
Step 1: Preliminary Topic
Step 2: Research Question/Issue
Step 3: Title and Objective(s) for the presentation
Visual Aid
1 Anthony Petrolias
Title: Valley Forge: Uniting us as a Nation
Objective: The student will be able to classify that Valley Forge is a turning point in the Revolutionary War.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Classify
Prezi
2 Hannah Brem
Title: American Hero or Conjured Legend: The Truth behind Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride
Objective: The student will be able to justify or argue against Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's exaggerated version of Paul Revere's midnight ride.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Justify and Argue
Prezi
3 Marie Erickson
Title: Shays' Rebellion: A Seemingly Negative Event with Positive Effects
Objective: The student will be able to identify the causes and effects of Shays' Rebellion.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Causes and Effects
Poster
4 Julian Auer
Title: The Germans are Coming, the Germans are Coming!: A Close Look at a Hessian Mercenary.
Objective: The Student will be able to identify 3 differences between a redcoat and a Hessian mercenary.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Compare
PPT
5 Emma Buerger
Title: Boston: A City Fighting for Independence
Objective:The student will be able to outline the events in Boston that contributed to the start of the Revolution and understand the importance of certain Boston Patriots.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Outline
Timeline
6 Caroline Ingalls
Title: How Much Could the Colonists Take: The Story of the Boston Tea Party
Objective:The student will be able to describe Tea Party and the conflicting opinions from England, the loyalists, and the patriots on the Boston Tea Party, and the "consequences" from England.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Compare
Poster
7 Renee Cline
Title: Battle of Saratoga:a big mistake
Objective: They should be able to describe the mistakes in the battle
Trigger Word (Analysis): ?
Map
8 Sadie Saxton
Title: The Battle of Bunker Hill: Learning in Action
Objective: The student will be able to describe what caused the Battle of Bunker HIll and what its effects were.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Causes and Effects

9 Ian Harris
Title: Oppressed Enough Already: The Intolerable Acts
Objective: The student will be able to describe each act and explain the causes and effects of the Intolerable Acts.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Sequence
PPT
10 Anthony Gaughan
Title: I Plead the Fifth: An in Depth Look at the Bill of Rights
Objective: The student will be able tell why the Bill of Rights was created and examine closely a few of the amendments.
Trigger Word (Analysis): ?
Prezi
11 Johnny Manning
Title: The Stamp Act of America: A Battle over Paper
Objective: The Student will be able to explain the effects of The Stamp Act and why it was created.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Comparing
Prezi
12-Stephen
Tragesser
Title: Boston Massacre: Before and After
Objective: Identify the cause and effect of the Boston Massacre
Trigger Word (Analysis): Causes and Effects
Video
13 Ethan Dewit
Title: The french and Indian war: seven years, or nine?
Objective: the students will be able to name important events and what year they happened durring the french and indian war
Trigger Word (Analysis): Categorize
PPT
14 Christian Vietmeier
Title: Declaration of Independence: The Document of 56 Signatures
Objective: The student should be able to explain events before the document, parts of the document , and the events leading after it.
Trigger Word (Analysis): ?

15 Caroline Glickert
Title: George Washington: America's First Celebrity?
Objective: The students will be able to give their argument on whether or not George Washington should be considered America's first celebrity.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Argue
Prezi
16 Joe Swindal
Title: Lexington and Concord: Two Battles, One Huge Impact
Objective: The viewer will know the events of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. ( What happened during the battle)
Trigger Word (Analysis): Sequence
Video
17 Meghan Wells
Title: From Housewife to Soldier: Women in the Revolution
Objective: The student will be able to compare Deborah Sampson and Mary Ludwig Hays to women who didn't fight in wars.
Trigger Word (Analysis): Compare
Poster
18 Denis Pesacreta
Title: Acts of the Revolution: Why we live life as we know it.
Objective: My objective is that the student will understand the relationship between the British's actions and the colonists's reactioins
Trigger Word (Analysis): compare
PPT
19 Joey Lowen

Title: Reveres ride and background .

Objective: The student should learn about the historical ride and journay of Paul Rivere . Also all about him and his background .

Trigger Word (Analysis):

Power Point
20 Owen Chamberlin
Title: Pontiacs War: the stand for Native American freedom
Objective: Students will be able to briefly summarize the life and death of Pontiac and what were the after effects of Pontiac's rebellion
Trigger Word (Analysis): Cause and effect
Map
21 Jordan Davis
Title: The Royal Proclamation
Objective: The student should learn all the reasons,consequences,effects, and who was affected. Also you will understand each side of the proclamation, the british and colonial.
Trigger Word (Analysis): ?

22 Preston Chamberlin
Title: Battle of Yorktown: A Franco American Victory
Objective: Students will be able to explain how geography impacted the battle of Yorktown
Trigger Word (Analysis): Analyze
PPT
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24 Tasha Mwanakalando
Title: ?
Objective: For the student to be able to describe the lives of the three african americans discussed in the presentation, and the student will be able to state some the problems that for an african american citizen and/or soldier during this particual war.
Trigger Word (Analysis): ?

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26 Fred Cooper
Title: ?
Objective: for stududents to understand how this battle was importiant in the wat
Trigger Word (Analysis): ?

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